PETROLEUM/ CHEMICAL ENGINEERING, WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW

 UTME Subject Combination: Use of English, Physics, Chemistry, Mathematics

0’Level Combination: Physics, Chemistry, Mathematics, English Language and any other science subject. OSUSTECH and UNILAG require a credit  pass in Further Mathematics as the Fifth Subject.

Institution Offering the Course: 
( i ) CHEMICAL ENGINEERING
Ahmadu Bello University (ABU)
Afe Babalola University (ABUAD)
University of Abuja (UNIABUJA)
Akwa Ibom State University (AKSU)
Abubakar Tafawa Balewa University, Bauchi (ATBU)
Bayero University
University of Benin (UNIBEN)
Caritas University
Chukwuemeka Odumegwu Ojukwu University (COOU)
Covenant University
Edo State University (EDSU)
Enugu State University of Science and Technology (ESUTECH)
FED-NDUFU
FED-OTUOKE
Federal University of Petroleum Resources Effurun, Delta state (FUPRE)
University of Ilorin (UNILORIN)
University of Lagos (UNILAG)
Gregory University
Igbinedion University
Landmark University
Ladoke Akintola University of Technology (LAUTECH)
Madonna University
University of Maiduguri
Federal University of Technology Minna (FutMinna)
Obafemi Awolowo University (OAU)
Nigerian Turkish Nile University (NTNU)
Ondo State University of Science and Technology (OSUSTECH)
PHC University, Port Harcourt
Michael Okpara University of Agriculture Umudike (MOUAU)
Nnamdi Azikiwe University (UNIZIK)
University of Uyo
Modibbo Adama University of Technology Yola (MAUTY)
Federal University of Tecnology Owerri (FUTO) with option in:
Nuclear Engineering Technology
Chemical Engineering Technology
Biomedical Engineering Technology

(ii) PETROLEUM ENGINEERING
Afe Babalola University (ABUAD)
Abubakar Tafawa Balewa University, Bauchi (ATBU)
Bayero University
Baze University Abuja
University of Benin (UNIBEN)
Covenant University
Federal University of Petroleum Resources Effurun, Delta state (FUPRE)
FED-NDUFU
Gregory University
Igbinedion University
Madonna University
University of Ibadan (UI)
Ondo State University of Science and Technology (OSUSTECH)
University of Uyo
Rivers State University of Science and Technology (RSUST)
Niger Delta University (NDU)
The Technical University Ibadan (TECH-IBADAN)
Federal University of Tecnology Owerri (FUTO) with option in:
Drilling and Exploration Engineering Technology
Natural Engineering Technology
Petroleum Production Engineering

(ii) CHEMICAL/ PETROCHEMICAL ENGINEERING
Rivers State University of Science and Technology (RSUST)
Niger Delta University (NDU)

CHEMICAL/ PETROLEUM / PETROCHEMICAL ENGINEERING AS A PROFESSION

According to Wikipedia, Engineers are people who invent, design, analyze, build, and test machines, systems, structures and materials to fulfil objectives and requirements while considering the limitations imposed by practicality, regulation, safety and cost.
Chemical Engineers in specific apply the principles of chemistry, biology, physics and mathematics to solve problems that involve the production or use of chemicals, fuel, drugs, food, plastics, paper, dyes, medicines, petrochemicals, fertilizers and many other products. Nanotechnology is another growing field where chemical engineers work.
With Chemical Engineering cutting across various sectors of the economy, there is a wide variety of workplace environment available to chemical engineers. Examples include oil and gas companies, refineries, pharmaceutical companies, laboratories to mention a few.
Notable Chemical Engineers in Nigeria are Dr. Olagoke Olabisi ;an independent consultant in Sugar land, Texas, Dr. Oristegbemi O. Omatete ;a retired Chemical Engineer, Engr Lola Masha; Country Manager at OLX, Engr Margaret Oguntala; CEO of Bamsat Nigeria Limited.

WHY CHEMICAL / PETROCHEMICAL / PETROLEUM ENGINEERING?

Have you always had the dream of making a difference in the world or of becoming a legacy? Do you get thrilled by breathtaking mathematics and chemistry questions? Then Chemical Engineering is for you!
With a degree in Chemical Engineering you will be capable of providing better solutions to major environmental challenges such as high concentration of pollutants in the air we breathe in, non-availability of portable drinking water, high cost of renewable energy etc. As a Chemical Engineer, you get to design, test and implement new technologies to make life easier and better for people around and far from you, now tell me isn’t that the coolest profession ever?

Credit: Kareem Yussuf ( Heroes and Heroines Initiatives's Head of Technology Department )